financial assistance
made easy
Our platform simplifies the financial assistance application process, empowering hospitals to drive growth and deliver patient satisfaction.
Our Role
Elevating Patient Experience
- Promote health equity and positive health outcomes
- Reduce the financial burden of care on low-income communities
- Avoid creating bad debt and resorting to collections
Protecting Tax-Exempt Status
- Lead the industry in Charity Care as a percentage of Net Patient Revenue
- Avoid compliance issues and risk of shutdown
- Support your not-for-profit mission
Uncovering Revenue Opportunities
- Increase and Accelerate Federal Uncompensated Care (UCC) Reimbursement
- Reduce administrative costs and burden
Solution
Our Online Financial Assistance Platform is an easy-to-install application designed to meet the specific needs of non-profit hospitals and includes:
- Eligibility checker that allows patients to quickly and anonymously check if they qualify for assistance
- Simplified online applications for efficiency, accuracy, and enhanced patient satisfaction
- Application processing support services to ensure the success of your financial assistance program
About Breez
Our Expertise
Our team is dedicated to creating financial assistance programs that address the needs of patients and hospitals. We are driven by our deep industry expertise and mission to help people afford the medical care they deserve.Who We Serve
We partner with non-profit hospitals to design financial assistance solutions that save time, money, and provide critical access to information and assistance for patients.What Our Clients Are Saying
“Serving our community has always been our number one priority. Which is why we knew it was imperative that we do everything we could to make our financial assistance program as easy as possible to access and navigate for our patients. Partnering with Breez Health, we have implemented a financial assistance system that not only works for us, but helps our patients understand charity care available to them. We are incredibly proud of how easy we’ve made it for patients to utilize and are excited to see how this partnership will help our communities receive the care they need at a cost they can afford.”
Jay JacobsSenior Revenue Cycle Manager
"Thanks to Breez, our patients can now anonymously screen themselves for possible financial assistance and then apply completely online through their smart device while sitting in our waiting room. The application and documents transmit electronically to our staff who can review and process the application with ease. Promoting our financial assistance program is much easier utilizing an online link or QR code. We can easily include this information on statements, text messages, websites, email, Mychart, etc… vs. handing out paper financial assistance packets that often never make it out of the building. Breez offers a very cost-effective technology that can enhance a facility’s financial assistance program."
Zachary HewordPatient Financial Services Manager Insights
Technology is central to the future of hospital financial assistance programs
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Enhancing Community Health with Breez Health
A conversation with Laura Lay, BSTM, CRCR, CHFP, Vice President of Revenue Cycle at Fisher-Titus Medical Center Q: Laura, can you share how Fisher-Titus integrates patient advocacy and financial assistance into its mission?A: At Fisher-Titus, breaking down biases and misconceptions about hospital financial assistance is a core part of our mission. Many people are either […]Read More
Why Hospitals Must Prioritize Patient Assistance in 2024
The following is an excerpt from a Fierce Healthcare guest column by Breez CEO Nick McLaughlin. One of the most powerful components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was the mandate that nonprofit hospitals provide an income-based financial assistance program. But 10 years after the passage of the law, more than half of patients don’t […]Read More
[On-Demand Webinar] Why Hospitals Must Reimagine Financial Assistance Before It’s Too Late
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More Than Half of Americans Are Unaware of Hospital Financial Assistance Programs, Finds Survey from Breez Health
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Augusta Health Partners with Breez Health: Patients Can Now Explore Financial Assistance Options Online
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Federal Hospital Charity Care Screening Mandates: Is Your Hospital Ready for the Change?
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Memorial Health System Revamps Financial Assistance Program Powered by Breez Health
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3 Tips to Prepare for the New Minnesota Hospital Charity Care Legislation
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Fisher-Titus Health System Revamps Financial Assistance Program Powered by Breez Health
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Webinar On-Demand: Reducing the Stigma Around Hospital Charity Care
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NMC Health Makes Financial Assistance Easier to Access with Breez Health
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Breez Article Featured on Cover of AAHAM’s The Journal
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Webinar on Demand: How Rural Hospitals can Leverage Financial Assistance Programs for Financial Stability
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